Europe’s drought on course to be worst for 500 years, European Commission researcher warns
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 | Tag Cloud Tags: drought, EU, Europe, European Union, Worthy News | Learn about our FREE SYNDICATION Service | Sign up for our Worthy Briefs!
(Worthy News) – The drought scorching much of the European Union is set to be the worst endured since the sixteenth century, a senior scientist at the European Commission’s (EC) drought service has warned.
“At the moment… this seems to be the worst” year in 500 years, although a full analysis will need to happen retrospectively, said Andrea Toreti, senior researcher at the EC’s Joint Research Centre, who compiles data for the European Drought Observatory.
“We haven’t analyzed fully the event, but based on my experience, I think that this is perhaps even more extreme than in 2018,” he said, responding to a question from Sky News during a briefing. [ Source: Sky News (Read More…) ]
Fair Use Notice:This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, and social justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.